News Discovery: Where To Find Great Sources and Stories - Tips and Tactics for Journalists | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
From www.journalism.co.uk - October 9, 2012 4:11 AM


Robin Good: Here's a good guide for journalists looking to find quality sources and hot news to cover in simple and effective ways.

 

The article covers:

Creating Facebook and Twitter lists Setting up persistent searches Hashtags Keywords Searching by location or time Creating RSS search feeds for Twitter Google advanced search operators Using contacts to find new contacts Source verification

 

Good stuff. Great advice. 8/10

 

Full article: http://www.journalism.co.uk/skills/how-to-use-social-media-in-newsgathering/s7/a550556/

 

 


Via Robin Good